What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Eastern Africa?

The highest recorded value was 0.2077 kg CO2eq/kg in 1992.

What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Eastern Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1439 kg CO2eq/kg in 1962.

How does Eastern Africa rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?

Eastern Africa ranks 7th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.

Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Eastern Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Eastern Africa

Name: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Eastern Africa
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Eastern Africa: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.1996 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.1996 kg CO2eq/kg

Change on year

up 20.3%

Rank

7th

of 33 groups

All-time high

0.2077 kg CO2eq/kg

in 1992

All-time low

0.1439 kg CO2eq/kg

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

In 2023, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Eastern Africa stood at 0.1996 kg CO2eq/kg.

The figure is up 20.3% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Eastern Africa peaked at 0.2077 kg CO2eq/kg in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1439 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1962.

Eastern Africa ranks 7th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1528 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1439 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1606 kg CO2eq/kg	9
1970s	0.1616 kg CO2eq/kg	0.149 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1749 kg CO2eq/kg	10
1980s	0.1671 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1606 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1778 kg CO2eq/kg	10
1990s	0.1715 kg CO2eq/kg	0.157 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2077 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2000s	0.1633 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1496 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1733 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2010s	0.1589 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1514 kg CO2eq/kg	0.172 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2020s	0.1801 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1659 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1996 kg CO2eq/kg	4

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

4 Mauritius 12.47 kg CO2eq/kg compare
5 Djibouti 11.41 kg CO2eq/kg compare
6 Guyana 7.79 kg CO2eq/kg compare
7 Fiji 7.22 kg CO2eq/kg compare
8 Saint Lucia 5.93 kg CO2eq/kg compare
9 Cabo Verde 5.72 kg CO2eq/kg compare
10 Guadeloupe 5.25 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

More climate change data for Eastern Africa

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 337,539 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 111,806 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 225,733 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 421.91 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 8,062 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 36,052 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 19,110 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 16,942 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 72.11 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 605.08 kt (2050)

All data for Eastern Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Eastern Africa?: Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Eastern Africa was 0.1996 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Eastern Africa?: The highest recorded value was 0.2077 kg CO2eq/kg in 1992.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Eastern Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1439 kg CO2eq/kg in 1962.
How does Eastern Africa rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?: Eastern Africa ranks 7th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Eastern Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity
Unit: kg CO2eq/kg
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 222 places, 12,381 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.